Beyond the Speed of Life

Beyond the Speed of Life : 1970 is a visual accompaniment to Port Sulphur's 'the Speed of Life' long-player.

 

Shot entirely with 1960s vintage 16mm cameras and lenses it is an exploration of early music video aesthetics, B-Movies, amateur filmmaking and the Underground – Warhol, Brakhage, Deren, Mekas and Anger.

 

Reflecting the recording of the Speed of Life album, the filmmaking process deployed a similar 'automatic' writing approach of unlearning technique, a refusal of pre-determined composition and ensuring that 'first ideas' take priority regardless of secondary thought merit.

 

 

Starring : Bethany Stevenson, Frankie Minnock, Ashley Sutherland, Kat Armour, Angela Davidson, Ross Evans, Rebecca Riddell, Massiel Ceballos, Fraser MacCallum, Sam Lomas, Louis Paterson, Amelia Lironi, Tiegan McKay, Samual Joseph Smith, Paul Turnbull and Douglas MacIntyre.

 

Robbie Jones : Camera Assistant, Paul Muir : Fixer

 

Film Processing by Cinelab, Telecine Operator: Darren Rae

 

Director: Grant McPhee

 

Thanks to : Buff Club, The Shed, Riverside Music College, Michelle Paglioca, Paul Smyth, Paul Banham, Maximo.

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